High severity · published Jun 25, 2002
CVE-2002-0367
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process, as demonstrated by DebPloit.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 3, 2022
Federal remediation dueMar 24, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
W2
Windows 2000 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WN
Windows NT · Microsoft
4.0; 4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0367
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0367
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
mailing-list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441
mailing-list
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024
mailing-list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927
vdb-entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76
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